At ustwo studios, every employee is an owner. We call them Partners. As Partners, our employees act collectively like entrepreneurs to focus on growth.
In 2022, our founders John “Sinx” Sinclair and Matthew “Mills” Miller transitioned the majority of their equity in ustwo studios to the employees. This was made possible by an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) as a mechanism for transferring the majority of the equity from the owners to the employees, current and future. The innovative legal framework was put in place by the UK’s Finance Act 2014, and over 1,000 companies have become employee-owned since its inception. An EOT is unique in that it allows the shareholders to sell their equity on day one, but it is paid for gradually by the business through future profits and growth.
